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February 2025
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Righting the Ship: Strengthening US Navy Shipbuilding and Ship Repair

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Righting the Ship: Strengthening US Navy Shipbuilding and Ship Repair

Past Event
Hudson Institute
February 19, 2025
Caption: Fast-attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) prepares to depart the floating dry dock ARCO (ARDM 5) at Naval Base Point Loma, California, on September 4, 2024. (US Navy photo by Aaron T. Smith)
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Fast-attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) prepares to depart the floating dry dock ARCO (ARDM 5) at Naval Base Point Loma, California, on September 4, 2024. (US Navy photo by Aaron T. Smith)
19
February 2025
Past Event

Event will also air live on this page.

 

Inquiries: [email protected].

Speakers:
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition
Hon. Nickolas Guertin

Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition

Glen Kim

Director, Naval Affairs and Strategy Development, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries

Brian Holland
Brian Holland

President and General Manager, MHI Ship Repair and Services

Senior Counselor, Palantir Technologies
Greg Little

Senior Counselor, Palantir Technologies

Tom Moore
Tom Moore

Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Huntington Ingalls Industries

Paul Clifford, General Manager, General Dynamics NASSCO–Norfolk
Paul Clifford

General Manager, General Dynamics NASSCO–Norfolk

Brad Moyer
Brad Moyer

Vice President, Business Development and Strategic Planning, BAE Systems Ship Repair*

Rob Lehman
Rob Lehman

Cofounder and Chief Commercial Officer, Saronic

Chris Clark
Chris Clark

Vice President of New Construction, TOTE Services

Moderator:
timothy_walton
Timothy A. Walton

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

michael_roberts
Michael Roberts

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

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The United States Navy faces challenges across many of its shipbuilding programs. Thanks to numerous causes, some programs are years behind schedule. At the same time, China is building up its fleet and intensifying threats against US allies. The chief of naval operations and other Pentagon leaders are concerned that Beijing may be preparing to move against Taiwan in the next two years. While the US may be unable to surge production of existing ships by that time, the Navy could increase the number of available vessels by improving ship repair, accelerating new, smaller ship classes, and buying or chartering ships built by shipyards in allied countries.

Please join Hudson Senior Fellow Tim Walton for a discussion with Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition Nickolas Guertin. Following the discussion, two panels of industry experts will address further challenges and opportunities to expand the US Navy fleet.

Agenda

10:00 a.m. | Fireside Chat

  • Hon. Nickolas Guertin, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition
  • Tim Walton, Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology, Hudson Institute

10:30 a.m. | Panel 1: Ship Construction

  • Glen Kim, Director, Naval Affairs and Strategy Development, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries
  • Tom Moore, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Huntington Ingalls Industries
  • Rob Lehman, Cofounder and Chief Commercial Officer, Saronic
  • Chris Clark, Vice President of New Construction, TOTE Services

Moderator

  • Michael Roberts, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute

11:15 a.m. | Panel 2: Ship Repair

  • Brian Holland, President and General Manager, MHI Ship Repair and Services
  • Greg Little, Senior Counselor, Palantir Technologies
  • Paul Clifford, General Manager, General Dynamics NASSCO–Norfolk
  • Brad Moyer, Vice President, Business Development and Strategic Planning, BAE Systems Ship Repair

Moderator

  • Tim Walton, Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology, Hudson Institute
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